Tag: Africa

Three Americans jailed over failed DR Congo coup returned home

Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

South Sudan to accept man deported from US in bid to defuse visa row

South Sudan has said it will now allow the entry of a…

Fifty hippos killed by anthrax in DR Congo

At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by…

James Gregory James Gregory

Algeria and Mali block flights from each other after drone shot down

Algeria and Mali have each closed their airspace to flights from the…

Chris Ewokor Chris Ewokor

Dozens die after torrential rain hammers Congolese capital

Torrential rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in Kinshasa…

Zimbabwe to scrap tariffs on US goods as it faces 18% Trump levy

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced he will suspend tariffs on goods…

Farouk Chothia Farouk Chothia

No wigs please – the new rules shaking up beauty pageants

Long, flowing wigs and weave extensions have dominated the catwalks of Ivory…

Anita Nkonge Anita Nkonge

Trump’s tariffs could be death knell for US-Africa trade pact

Thursday was a "terrible" and "devastating" day for people involved in Lesotho's…

Anne Soy Anne Soy

How jeans and diamonds pushed Lesotho to the top of Trump’s tariffs list

Lesotho was slapped with the White House's highest tariff rates in the…

Is South Africa’s coalition government about to fall apart?

South Africa's coalition government is on shaky ground, with the sharp divisions…

Farouk Chothia Farouk Chothia